TezJet
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Founded | 23 April 2013 (11 years ago) (2013-04-23) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | August 2014 (10 years ago) (2014-08) | ||||||
Hubs | Manas International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Bishkek, Osh, Jalal-Abad & Issyk-Kul | ||||||
Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
Destinations | 7 | ||||||
Parent company | AKKA Group | ||||||
Headquarters | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||||||
Key people | Arun Kumar Singh President & CEO | ||||||
Employees | 200 | ||||||
Website | flytezjet |
TezJet (née TezJet Airlines) is a scheduled airline from Kyrgyzstan. It was founded on 23 April 2013 and commenced operations in August 2014 after receiving its first aircraft (BAe 146 bearing registration EX-27002). The airline has its main hub at Manas International Airport and its fleet comprises two BAe 146 and one McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft.[1][2][3][4][5]
The airline is launching its first international flight on 3 September 2024 to Tashkent.[6]
Destinations
As of July 2021, TezJet operates scheduled passenger flights to the following destinations:[7]
Country | City | Airport | Notes |
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Kyrgyzstan | Batken | Batken Airport | |
Bishkek | Manas International Airport | Hub | |
Isfana | Isfana Iskhak Razzakov Airport | ||
Jalal-Abad | Jalal-Abad Airport | ||
Osh | Osh International Airport | ||
Tamchy | Issyk-Kul International Airport | ||
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Tashkent International Airport | From 3 Sep 24[8] |
Fleet
The airline fleet includes the following aircraft (as of Feb 2024):[9][10]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Order | Capacity | Notes |
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BAe 146/Avro RJ85 | 2 | — | 96 | |
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 1 | — | 164 | |
Total | 3 | — |
Incidents and accidents
At 14:52 local time on 1 March 2018, flight from Bishkek to Batken had to perform an emergency landing at Bishkek airport after one of the left engines on BAe 146 aircraft broke down. The flight had taken off at 14:22 local time with 96 passengers on board. There were no fatalities or injuries due to the incident.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "About". Official website. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Profile". CAPA. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Tez Jet Airlines". ch-aviation. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Fleet". planespotters.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "First aircraft". planespotters.net. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "TezJet to launch flights from Bishkek to Tashkent". 11 Aug 2024.
- ^ TezJet Schedule
- ^ "TezJet to launch flights from Bishkek to Tashkent". 11 Aug 2024.
- ^ "Planespotters". Planespotters.
- ^ [1] retrieved 3 February 2024
- ^ "Engine breakdown". AKI Press. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
External links
Media related to TezJet at Wikimedia Commons
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